Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 513

Chapter 513 Emotional Mistake.

MARK

By the time the sun rose, I had already made my decision.

Finished

I couldn’t sit still and wait for the investigation to reach me. Daniel was too thorough for that. Cole was methodical. And Clara’s arrest had shifted everything. The net was tightening, and anyone connected to her was now a possible thread to pull.

I dressed carefully that morning, choosing clothes that matched the role I needed to play. Concerned ally. Loyal friend. A man troubled by recent events but committed to stability. Appearances mattered more than ever.

The corridors of the North felt different. Quieter. Watchful. Wolves spoke in low voices. Security presence had doubled since Clara was placed in holding. Cole didn’t hide it. He wanted everyone to feel observed.

That told me one thing clearly: Daniel wanted someone to panic.

I wouldn’t give him that.

At breakfast, I joined a table of council–adjacent advisors. Not decision–makers, but close enough to hear things before they became official.

“Any word on the trial process?” one of them asked.

“Not yet,” I said calmly. “These things take time.”

“They’re saying everyone close to her will be questioned.”

I nodded. “That’s reasonable.”

Inside, my jaw tightened.

After breakfast, I took a longer route through the compound, making sure I passed three different security points. Each time, I greeted the guards by name. Each time, I slowed just enough to look cooperative.

Cole was watching. I knew it.

When I reached my office, I locked the door and activated the privacy screen. Only then did I allow myself to sit down and think without restraint.

Clara had been useful. She had been reckless, but useful. She had distracted Daniel, destabilized Amy, and kept attention away from me. Now she was contained, and the spotlight

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was swinging.

That was a problem.

I opened a secure channel and reviewed old communication logs. I had wiped most of them clean weeks ago, but patterns remained. Timing. Gaps. Overlaps.

The Southern Alpha wasn’t careless. He never sent direct orders. He let others think they were acting independently.

That included me.

I told myself, again, that what I was doing was necessary. Daniel was too powerful. Too centered. The North under him had become untouchable. No room for others to rise. No room for correction.

And Amy.

That thought tightened my

chest.

She had been mine first. Not as property, not as possession, but as a future. We had plans before Clara interfered. Before Daniel was mated to her while unconscious. Before everything shifted.

I didn’t hate Daniel for loving her.

I hated him for having her.

A soft knock came at my door.

“Come in,” I said.

It was a junior aide. Nervous. Eyes darting.

“Head of Security requests your presence this afternoon,” he said. “Routine questioning.”

“Of course,” I replied. “Tell Cole I’ll be there.”

When the door closed, I exhaled slowly.

Routine. Nothing was routine.

I spent the next few hours preparing. Not lies–those collapsed too easily–but framing. Context. Partial truths.

Yes, Clara had been acting strangely. Yes, I had noticed. No, I hadn’t suspected treason. Why would I? She was close to Amy. She had access, but access wasn’t guilt.

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By the time I arrived at the security wing, I was calm.

Cole didn’t smile when I entered the room. He didn’t scowl either. That neutrality was deliberate.

“Sit,” he said.

I did.

“This is not an accusation,” he began. “It’s a clarification.”

“I understand.”

He slid a data pad across the table. “You had repeated contact with Clara in the weeks before her arrest.”

“She lived in my house,” I said evenly. “That’s not surprising.”

“You also redirected two logistics approvals on her request.”

1. id. “Staff movement. Supply access. Nothing classified.”

id you ever question why she needed those permissions?”

“She said AT

ested them.”

That wasn’t a lie. Clara had said that. Whether it was true was another matter.

Cole leaned back. “Did you verify with Amy?”

“No. At the time, Amy was under stress. I didn’t want to add to it.”

Silence stretched.

Finally, Cole nodded. “You’re free to go.”

I stood. “If you need anything else-”

“We’ll contact you.”

As I left, I felt it clearly.

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I was not cleared.

I was postponed.

That evening, I made a call I hadn’t planned to make so soon.

The line connected after three rings.

“You’re being watched,” the Southern Alpha’s representative said without greeting.

“So are you,” I replied.

“Clara failed.”

“She was always going to.”

A pause. “You sound confident.”

“I’m realistic.”

“We need to adjust,” he said. “Daniel is tightening control.”

“I know,” I said. “That’s why you need to slow him.”

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